Bose attorney Jeffrey Gaither to chair GIPC board
The Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee board also named Yvonne Shaheen, Mel Raines, Ellen Annala, Bill Shrewsberry and Michael Gargano to its executive committee.
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Papa John’s CEO helps fund BSU entrepreneurship institute
Ball State University alumnus John Schnatter and the Charles Koch Foundation are partnering on a $3.25 million grant to establish the center, to be named after the pizza chain founder.
New life sciences research institute lands $100M donation
The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, set up just three years ago, announced Wednesday morning that it has been awarded grants of $80 million from the Lilly Endowment and $20 million from the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation.
College exec kills two, himself after family trust dispute
The senior major gifts officer for Wabash College fatally shot his niece and her 4-year-old son at their suburban Indianapolis home Wednesday, following a dispute over a family trust worth millions of dollars, before killing himself inside a downtown hotel room.
Volunteers of America of Indiana names new CEO
The not-for-profit with a $10 million annual budget has chosen a new chief executive with a resume including government, academic and private-sector work.
Conservationists vie for zoo’s $250,000 Indianapolis Prize
The finalists announced Tuesday have a range of specialties, from saving the muskox in the Arctic tundra to using Galapagos penguins to measure environmental change.
Indy library boosts streaming offerings for movies, TV, music
The Indianapolis Public Library has multiplied the amount of media it makes available for free streaming through a partnership with the Hoopla online content service.
Goodwill lands $2.5 million donation from Columbus family
Goodwill Industries Foundation of Central Indiana has received a $2.5 million donation from the Martha G. Davis Family Trust, the local not-for-profit announced Wednesday.
Athenaeum receives Basile gift to help fund $1.2M in theater repairs
Local philanthropists Frank and Katrina Basile have contributed $225,000 toward a fundraising campaign for renovating the theater, which will be renamed for the couple.
Noblesville’s Grace Church buys Nora building for expansion
The church, which already is building a second home in Fishers, has bought an office building on Westfield Boulevard and plans to launch services at the site.
Denver Hutt’s family, friends aim to launch namesake fellowship
The “Hutt Fellowship” would be one of the first moves aimed at establishing an enduring legacy for the well-known entrepreneurism guru who died Saturday at 28.
Trust fund manager that serves disabled entangled in lawsuits
The latest court action involving Special Needs Integrity Inc. is a class-action lawsuit filed against the little-known Indianapolis not-for-profit in November that claims it eroded clients’ account balances with undisclosed management fees and unjustified legal fees paid to the Indianapolis law firm Lewis & Kappes PC.
Indiana firm trades in frankincense, myrrh
Northwest Indiana Trading Co., based in LaPorte County, provides exotic resins and other substances to religious practitioners across the globe.
Lender discrimination might be bankrupting black churches
Of the 654 congregations to file for bankruptcy protection between 2006 and 2013, 60 percent had black pastors or predominantly black membership, according to an associate professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Brackets for Good expanding into three new cities in 2016
The organization started in 2012 in Indianapolis and launched in Louisville this year. To date, Brackets for Good has raised more than $1.3 million for charities through its March Madness-themed event.
Purdue football alums pledge $12.1M for athletics center
Donors for the expansion of the Mollenkopf Athletic Center include former quarterback Drew Brees.
Law lets companies focus on social issues, not just profits
New benefit corporation structure will make it possible for firms to write priorities besides profit—such as philanthropy, environmental concerns or workplace wellness—directly into their bylaws.
Gates Foundation donates $2.1M to IU philanthropy school
The funds will go toward a three-year project at the Women’s Philanthropy Institute that will focus on the factors that influence men and women to make charitable donations.
Churches embrace technology to keep donations flowing
Credit and debit cards are accepted nearly everywhere these days, but houses of worship are still trying to modernize the way donations are collected.
Mind Trust receives $3 million grant from Fairbanks
The Mind Trust education reform group will receive $3 million more from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation to launch new public schools, attract teachers to Indianapolis and advance changes in K-12 schools.